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Long shot

noun

A venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards.

A contestant that is unlikely to win.

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"Long shot" Quotes from Famous Books

... her with the flat o' the blade—God, what a blow!—so that the lady falls to her knees and the heavy silver platter rolls out on the grass and the fine linen is in the mud. I saw her blacks lift her and get her off through the orchard. I sneaked out of the brook willows, took a long shot at the beast who struck her, ...

— The Hidden Children • Robert W. Chambers

... honey. I wouldn't sacrifice to you no lambs nor sheep, I wouldn't pray to you, nor I wouldn't kiss your shoes, like people does the Pope's. An' I know you wouldn't make no idol of me like them Greek gods that Andrew's got picters of. I a'n't handsome enough by a long shot fer a Jupiter or a 'Pollo. An' I tell you, Cynthy, 'tain't no sin to love. Love is the fullfilling of ...

— The End Of The World - A Love Story • Edward Eggleston

... the present age we still find wonderful narrations about archers. Robin Hood, for instance, was a great fellow with the bow. It is said that on one occasion he shot an arrow so that it fell a mile from where he was standing! A long shot, and hard to be equalled by the crack rifles of ...

— Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy • Frank Richard Stockton

Words linked to "Long shot" : contestant, gamble